chapter 3 - sounds of language

Question 1

what are phonetics?

Answer 1

they were established framework to study human speech segment

Question 2

what is a constant in sound?

Answer 2

• a constant is a speech sound that is not a vowel

- for example: e, i, y, a, u, o

Question 3

what are voiced sounds in speech?

Answer 3

voiced sounds are when they make your vocal chord vibrate

Question 4

what are voiceless sounds in speech?

Answer 4

• they are sounds that are produced from air passing through the mouth at different points
• eg. sss & fff

Question 5

sounds made from our mouth - what are the names of familiar sounds?

Answer 5

1. bilabials (constants, both lips - bob & pop)
2. labiodental (from teeth, lower lip, - fat & vat)
3. alveolar (tongue, behind upper teeth - size)

Question 6

sounds made in the mouth - what are unfamiliar sounds?

Answer 6

1. dentals (tongue & teeth - thin & three)
2. interdentals (tongue tip b/w teeth - thus & than)
3. palatals (alveolar ridge meets palate - shout, church, judge, yoyo)
4. velars (back of mouth/velum) - kick, gag
5. glottal (vocal chords & larynx - have, who)